Fountain-comb.



J. H. COTTLFl FOUNTAIN come. APPLICATION FILED APR. I9. 1911.

1,232,005, rammed July 3, 191i -JoiiN H. comme, 'ory Nnw'YonK, N. Y.

FOUNTAIN-Colvin.

Application led Api'i1`19, 1917. Serial No. 163,285.

To aZZ 'whom t 'may concern.'

, B2 itV known that I, JOHN H. Co'rrn'n, a citizen ofthe United States, residing atNew York', in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and "useful Improvements in Fountain- Combs, .of which the following is a specil fication.v

- ."This invention relates to improvements in fountain combs, and has for one of its objects -to improvethe construction and' increasefthe efficiency and utility of` device of this character.

Another object of the invention is to' provide a device of this character wherein. provision is made for controlling the flow of the liquid from the teeth of the comb, and to elfectually increase or decrease the flow or cut. off the flow entirely, as may be preferi'ed.

"With these and other objects in view, the invention consists /in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed outA in the' claims; anduin the drawings illustrative of theV preferred embodiment vof the invention- Figure 1 is a longitudinalsectional elevation of the improved device. n

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line '2-2 of Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.'

The improved device comprises a hollow lhead represented as a whole at 10, and which constitutes the reservoir for the liquid` and a plurality of hollow' teeth 11 eX- tending from one'edge of the'head and communicating therewith. ,The interiorsof the teeth taper continuously toward their free ends and are provided with discharge orifices 12, preferablyspaced from the free ends of the teeth. this means the liquid escapes from the teeth at a distance from the free ends, and" will not therefore Abe clogged by contact with the scalp or hair.

The head member 10 is provided at one and with a handle 14 and with the other md. 15 detachable to provide access for the nterior of the head, to enable the valve pe-rating devices to be inserted.

An intake orifice 16 is formed to enable Specification 'of Letters Patent.

Patented? the liquid to be insertedlin head, the V55j orifice being closed by a detach A Located within the' headl lng member 18, and depenvk member 18 are a pluralityfoff stemsf19, one

for each of the teeth 11, each'st'emlteriiiinet ingin a vvalye 20 within'fvthe'f'teeth."The member 18 with its stems 19 and valves 2O are` adjustable to enable the valves to be disposed in contact with the interior of the teeth 11 when vmovedL into one position, and to detach the valves from contact with the walls of the teeth and permit the liquid to flow past them when disposed in another position. Extending fronrtlie member 18, preferably centrally thereof, is an internally threaded sleeve 21, suitably braced, as shown at 22, from the member 18.` Operating through the outer wall of the member 10 is a rod or stem 23, the rod being rendered liquid-tight by a suitable packing device 21. The rod terminates in a turning disk 25, to enable it to be rotated from the exterior of the device. The rod 23 is held from longitudinal movement by any suitable means, preferably by a stop collar 26. By this means it will' be obvious that when the rod 23 is rotated by force, applied to the turning disk 25 the member 18 together with its stems 19 and valves 20 will be ad' justed and the flow of the liquid through the teeth thereby effectually controlled. By rotating the rod 23 in one direction the valves 2O may be caused to contact with the walls of the teeth 11 and thus entirely cut olf the flow, and by rotating member 23 in the opposite direction the `valves may be moved toward the larger ends of the teeth and thus permit the liquid to flow past them, and by manipulating the member 23 lthe quantity of liquid which is permitted to pass through the teeth can be effectually controlled, and the flow increased or decreased, as required.

Having thus described the invention, what is'claimed as new is:

1. A fountain Acomb comprising a hollow head having a plurality of hollow teeth eX- tending from one side and communicating therewith, a supporting member movable within the head, a Yplurality of stems each provided with a valve seating in one of the teeth and extending from said supporting member, a threaded member carried by said supporting `member, and e "stem mounted foi". rotation through .the head' at `the'f side threaded to engage in the 2. A founta'ncomb comprising a. hollow head havingv a plurality of'hollow 'teeth ex tending from one side and tapered from head, a supporting member movable Within the head, a plurality ofstems each provided with a valve 'adapted to seat against the tapering Walls of one of the teeth and extending from said `supporting member, e

stem mounted foi* rotetien through 'the' heeft '15 at the. side opposite froth1 teeth and opemr tive from .the exte'or of the head, and means for connecting said stem 'te the. supporting memberftomove the same Within the heed toectuetethe valves und hold them V in adjustedlegit-ien;, v l Ill-testimony Wheeoff. ellx my elgnatme. end to end and 'commumcating Wlth the y 

